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1999 J.League Division 1

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J.League Division 1
Season1999
ChampionsJúbilo Iwata
2nd J.League title
3rd Japanese title
RelegatedUrawa Red Diamonds
Bellmare Hiratsuka
Asian Club ChampionshipJúbilo Iwata
Matches played240
Goals scored757 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerHwang Sun-hong (24 goals)
Highest attendance51,575 - Antlers vs. Júbilo (May 5)
Lowest attendance2,411 - Vissel vs. Avispa (April 17)
Average attendance11,658
1998
2000

The 1999 J.League Division 1 season was the seventh season of the J.League Division 1. The league began in March 6 and ended in November 27. For this year, the division was contested by 16 teams following the folding of Yokohama Flügels and the relegation of Consadole Sapporo to the newly formed Division 2.

In a year dominated by Shizuoka Prefecture, Júbilo Iwata won the 1st stage with neighbours Shimizu S-Pulse winning the 2nd stage. Iwata won the J.League Division 1 title for the after triumphing on penalty kicks in the Suntory Championship.

Clubs

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The following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 1999 season.

Club Last season Head coach
Avispa Fukuoka 18th 15th Japan Yoshio Kikugawa
Bellmare Hiratsuka 12th 12th Japan Mitsuru Komaeda
Cerezo Osaka 9th 13th Belgium René Desaeyere
Gamba Osaka 14th 16th Japan Hiroshi Hayano
JEF United Ichihara 11th 18th Romania Nicolae Zamfir
Júbilo Iwata 1st 2nd Japan Takashi Kuwahara
Kashima Antlers 5th 1st Brazil Zico
Kashiwa Reysol 10th 8th Japan Akira Nishino
Kyoto Purple Sanga 15th 11th Japan Shu Kamo
Nagoya Grampus Eight 3rd 6th Brazil João Carlos
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13th 9th Scotland Eddie Thomson
Shimizu S-Pulse 2nd 5th England Steve Perryman
Urawa Red Diamonds 7th 3rd Netherlands Aad de Mos
Verdy Kawasaki 6th 17th Japan Hideki Matsunaga
Vissel Kobe 17th 14th Japan Ryoichi Kawakatsu
Yokohama F. Marinos 4th 4th Spain Antonio de la Cruz

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Non-visa foreign Former players
Avispa Fukuoka Brazil Fernando Brazil Ranielli Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Maslovar Paraguay Juan Carlos Villamayor
Bellmare Hiratsuka Australia Chay Hews Australia Stephen Laybutt Brazil Jailton Brazil Cláudio
Brazil Ricardinho
Romania Pavel Badea
Cerezo Osaka Brazil Pericles South Korea Hwang Sun-hong South Korea Noh Jung-yoon
Gamba Osaka Brazil Luizinho Vieira Brazil Taílson French Guiana Claude Dambury Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Anto Drobnjak
Poland Piotr Świerczewski
JEF United Ichihara Brazil Baron Netherlands Peter Bosz Paraguay Roberto Blanco Romania Robert Vancea South Korea Kim Hwang-jung Brazil Paulo Henrique
Júbilo Iwata Brazil Adilson Batista Paraguay Roberto Torres Russia Dmitri Radchenko
Kashima Antlers Brazil Bismarck Brazil Mazinho Brazil Ricardo
Kashiwa Reysol Brazil Bentinho Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Romania Pavel Badea South Korea Hong Myung-bo
Kyoto Purple Sanga Brazil Paulo Magino Brazil Paulo Silas Brazil Sidiclei South Korea Park Kang-jo
Nagoya Grampus Eight Brazil Alexandre Torres Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Stojković Netherlands Tarik Oulida
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Australia Hayden Foxe Australia Tony Popovic Australia Aurelio Vidmar
Shimizu S-Pulse Brazil Fabinho Brazil Santos England Stuart Thurgood Brazil Alex
Urawa Red Diamonds Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Petrović Italy Giuseppe Zappella Spain Txiki Begiristain Uruguay Fernando Picun
Verdy Kawasaki Brazil Henrique Brazil Brazil Júlio César
Vissel Kobe South Korea Choi Sung-yong South Korea Ha Seok-ju South Korea Kim Do-hoon South Korea Park Song-gi
Yokohama F. Marinos Brazil Válber Croatia Igor Jovićević South Korea Yoo Sang-chul

Overview

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Júbilo Iwata 15 10 2 0 1 2 29 15 +14 34 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 1999
2 Verdy Kawasaki 15 9 2 1 0 3 20 15 +5 32
3 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 9 1 1 0 4 28 23 +5 30
4 Kashiwa Reysol 15 9 1 0 1 4 26 18 +8 29
5 Cerezo Osaka 15 9 1 0 0 5 25 21 +4 29
6 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 9 0 0 0 6 30 18 +12 27
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 6 2 1 1 5 31 20 +11 23
8 Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 6 1 1 3 4 30 23 +7 21
9 Kashima Antlers[a] 15 5 1 1 2 6 23 19 +4 18
10 Gamba Osaka 15 5 1 0 1 8 21 25 −4 17
11 Avispa Fukuoka 15 4 2 0 1 8 23 30 −7 16
12 Vissel Kobe 15 4 1 1 2 7 20 24 −4 15
13 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 3 0 4 2 6 21 33 −12 13
14 Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 4 0 0 2 9 18 28 −10 12
15 JEF United Ichihara 15 2 2 2 1 8 19 34 −15 12
16 Bellmare Hiratsuka 15 3 0 0 0 12 15 33 −18 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Champion from 1998 J.League

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 11 1 0 1 2 28 13 +15 35 Qualification to the Suntory Championship 1999
2 Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 10 1 1 0 3 32 23 +9 33
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 8 2 2 0 3 30 15 +15 30
4 Kashiwa Reysol 15 8 2 1 0 4 23 18 +5 29
5 Cerezo Osaka 15 6 3 0 1 5 39 24 +15 24
6 Kashima Antlers[a] 15 6 2 0 2 5 30 18 +12 22
7 Vissel Kobe 15 5 2 3 0 5 18 21 −3 22
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 6 1 1 2 5 24 25 −1 21
9 Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 5 2 0 2 6 20 30 −10 19
10 Verdy Kawasaki 15 4 2 1 2 6 23 28 −5 17
11 JEF United Ichihara 15 4 2 0 3 6 22 22 0 16
12 Júbilo Iwata 15 4 1 1 2 7 23 27 −4 15
13 Gamba Osaka 15 4 1 1 1 8 15 21 −6 15
14 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 4 1 1 5 4 18 25 −7 15
15 Avispa Fukuoka 15 3 1 1 0 10 18 29 −11 12
16 Bellmare Hiratsuka 15 1 0 1 3 10 15 39 −24 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Champion from 1998 J.League

Suntory Championship

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Júbilo Iwata2–1 (a.e.t.)Shimizu S-Pulse
Nakayama 30', gold-colored soccer ball 98' Official Report 34' Sawanobori
Attendance: 17,337

Overall table

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Pos Team Pld W OTW D OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1/2 Shimizu S-Pulse 30 20 2 1 1 6 56 36 +20 65
1/2 Júbilo Iwata 30 14 3 1 3 9 52 42 +10 49 Champion and qualified to the Asian Club Championship 2000–01 Second Round
3 Kashiwa Reysol 30 17 3 1 1 8 49 36 +13 58
4 Nagoya Grampus Eight 30 16 2 2 3 7 62 46 +16 54 Cup-Winner 1999 Emperor's Cup and qualified to the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2000–01 Second Round
5 Yokohama F. Marinos 30 14 4 3 1 8 61 35 +26 53
6 Cerezo Osaka 30 15 4 0 1 10 64 45 +19 53
7 Verdy Kawasaki 30 13 4 2 2 9 43 43 0 49
8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 30 15 1 1 2 11 54 43 +11 48
9 Kashima Antlers[a] 30 11 3 1 4 11 53 37 +16 40
10 Vissel Kobe 30 9 3 4 2 12 38 45 −7 37
11 Gamba Osaka 30 9 2 1 2 16 36 46 −10 32
12 Kyoto Purple Sanga 30 9 2 0 4 15 38 58 −20 31
13 JEF United Ichihara 30 6 4 2 4 14 41 56 −15 28
14 Avispa Fukuoka 30 7 3 1 1 18 41 59 −18 28
15 Urawa Red Diamonds 30 7 1 5 7 10 39 58 −19 28 Relegated to the 2000 J.League Division 2
16 Bellmare Hiratsuka 30 4 0 1 3 22 30 72 −42 13
Source: J.League data site
Notes:
  1. ^ Champion from 1998 J.League

Awards

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References

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